Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

Wholesome Boss

By A Friend on September 16, 2022 / 1,859 views

By A Friend on September 16, 2022 / 1,859 views

Let my boss borrow my car for a quick drive. Had maybe less than a quarter left. Without saying a word he filled my entire tank. I am pretty skimped on money and wanted to...

I Saw The Gentleman Walk To His Car Wiping His Eyes

By Michele on September 14, 2022 / 2,309 views

Last night whilst shopping at my local Woolies I was standing at a self serve checkout paying for my shopping, when I overhead an elderly gentleman tell one of the checkout girls that he may not have enough money to pay for his items. Once I paid for my shopping I waited around to see if the gentleman was able to produce enough change for his shopping and unfortunately he couldn’t. I would have paid the...

I Honestly Don't Even Know How To Express The Gratitude I Feel After Something That Happened To Me Today

By Sarah on September 14, 2022 / 2,233 views

I honestly don't even know how to express the gratitude I feel after something that happened to me today. I was admiring a beautiful but very expensive dress in a store. I got talking to a lovely woman about how I'd recently lost a lot of weight and we interacted for a while about our children and recent things we had been through etc. After some time i heard a voice behind me say...

I Was Gobsmacked

By Gail on September 14, 2022 / 1,769 views

This afternoon when I finish work I had got in my car to leave, when a co-worker was looking at my front left tyre she said to me do you know you have a chunk out of your tyre , no I didnt you need to go and get a new tyre. I drove to the tyre shop and asked a employee could you have a look at my tyre. He said that I needed two new tyres. I said to him can I buy one this...

Forgiveness

By Letty on September 12, 2022 / 2,358 views

When we bought our small house many years ago, there was an enormous Japanese Red Pine in the yard, close to where our neighbors parked their cars. One day I looked out the window and saw four black crows surrounding a baby squirrel, as if hunting it. I went outside, the crows flew to a branch of the tree, and the squirrel froze. So I picked up a large rock, and making certain to aim in the opposite direction...

A Hawaiin Shirt

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 10, 2022 / 2,239 views

The first time I met Kai she was sitting in my front yard petting my dog, Harley. Harley was a big black Lab and Husky mix and his bark was intimidating but Kai had turned him into a little puppy wanting only to be petted by her. She seemed to radiate a loving-kindness that rippled out to touch us all. She and her husband Sean had just moved into our neighborhood and in no time Kai had befriended everyone. She...

Simple Gesture, But Meant The World

By Jan on September 08, 2022 / 1,927 views

Feeling pretty crappy today, and then this lovely lady stopped me in the middle of the shopping centre and told me how lovely my dress is and how it matched my glasses. She then went on her way, saying “you have really got it all together.” Simple gesture, but meant the...

My Sick Mother Just Swam Again After Over 30 Years

By A Friend on September 07, 2022 / 1,846 views

This is just something I am really happy about and I need to get it out of my system! My mother is very sick and has been my entire life and longer. She could be in a wheelchair by now, but still goes without one! She fights every day to stay mobile and has struggle walking or even standing up at some point. Recently she got some walking sticks and we started to go on small walks together...

She Made Me Cry Happy Tears

By A Friend on September 06, 2022 / 2,131 views

I work as a retail assistant in a menswear shop. Today a senior lady shopping with her husband stopped me and said I just had to tell you how pretty you are. I had never met this lady and she had no way of knowing that in the last two years I have had breast cancer treatment where I lost a breast, my hair and a husband who couldn’t stand by me. She made me cry happy...

21 Yard Sales

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 06, 2022 / 1,991 views

After a whole week of rain we finally had a comfortable, beautiful Summer day outside. My family and I were driving to a nearby town when my daughter spotted a yard sale. A few miles down the road we saw another and another and another. In all we counted 21 yard sales on our drive. I joked that they pop up like flowers when the rain ends. We saw tables full of nick nacks. We saw plates, glasses, and...

Just Wanted To Share What Made My Day Today

By A Friend on September 06, 2022 / 1,729 views

Just wanted to share what made my day today and really celebrate they’re still amazing giving kind selfless people out there. Today I was buying a jolly jumper for my baby and couldn’t really afford it due to not working in many other circumstances but took money out of other things that needed to be paid just so baby would have an awesome thing to play in as she can’t quite crawl...

She Told Me I Was Doing A Good Job

By Krystelle on September 02, 2022 / 1,931 views

Today I was at shopping centre waiting for my mum to arrive for lunch. While we were waiting my 2 year old decided to absolutely loose her biscuits and I ended up leaving. We got to the car and she decided to loose it even more, I was trying to get her in her car seat, and as anyone would know toddlers can be so strong she didn’t want to get in the seat. She was fighting it screaming and crying, I was...

Thank You So Much To The Lovely Lady At The Bakery

By Natalie on August 30, 2022 / 1,859 views

Thank you so much to the lovely lady at the bakery at condell park. I ordered some treats for my two kids for afterschool, after school and this lovely woman with most beautiful blue eyes with her beautifully dressed daughter for book week said I’d like to pay for you! She made me cry cause with the little I have I always pay it forward but today was my turn to receive! I really appreciate...

Swimming In The Summer

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 29, 2022 / 2,094 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 29, 2022 / 2,094 views

When I was a boy we lived across a river from the main road and the only way to get to our house was across an old, wooden, swinging bridge. We also lived right next to Camp Caesar which hosted camps all summer long. And the best thing about it was it had a public swimming pool. I remember spending almost every day of my summers at that pool. I would be there when the pool opened at 1 P.M. and swim until it...

Electric Blanket

By Margaret on August 29, 2022 / 1,951 views

Tonight I worked back late til 10pm and on the drive home I was cursing the fact that I hadn’t been able to turn on my electric blanket, and my bed would be cold and unwelcoming when I finally crawled into it. My 24-year-old son realised I was having a late night, and when I got home he told me he’d turned it on for me. I nearly cried, not just from gratitude for the warm bed,...

Spotted: Absolute Legend At The Bendigo Market Place Today

By Samantha on August 25, 2022 / 1,585 views

To the wonderful lady who came over and praised my 3-year-old son whilst he stood patiently waiting for me to get his younger brother out of the car and into the trolley - THANK YOU! He was exceptionally proud of himself to have received your praise - especially as waiting hasn’t always been one of his strengths. You were very generous and shared 4x50c pieces with him which...

Kindness In Greece

By Loz on August 25, 2022 / 2,030 views

We are 2 older Australian’s currently holidaying in Athens. Today, whilst on an 8 hour tour, we got drenched in an unexpected torrential downpour on our way to lunch! My husband uses a walker, so there was no where to get out of the rain quickly. The restaurant owner saw us walk in, and immediately gave my husband a spare staff shirt to wear! After we had finished lunch, she came to...